Chapter 27 of The pennant is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The pennant is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of. I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile. “Of course it is, if you say so. There isn’t anything else to be said.” “All right then.
Chapter 27 of The pennant is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading “I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.”
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.”
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading “THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.”
In this reading “I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.”
temporarily
In this reading “THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course it is, if you say so.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All right then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
any thing at all
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There isn’t anything else to be said.”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
lacking funds
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course it is, if you say so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn’t anything else to be said.”
at any time
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Of course it is, if you say so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn’t anything else to be said.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right then.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
cut with a saw
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
express in words
From this reading “Of course it is, if you say so.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Of course it is, if you say so.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There isn’t anything else to be said.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There isn’t anything else to be said.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don’t know which is the bigger fool, you or――――” “Is it a bargain?” broke in Dan with a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LEAGUE GAME For a moment Ned stared blankly at his companion, and then said: “Dan, you certainly beat anything I ever saw or heard of.
Chapter 27 of The pennant by Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 27 holds 149 sentences of The pennant, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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